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WITH NEARLY SEVENTY-FIVE CUTS AND 
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By 3. B. Espy. 

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THE CUTS ARE REPRODUCTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS 
TAKEN OF THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE HANDS OF 
THE OPERATOR WHILE EMBALMING A DEAD BODY. 

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INTRODUCTION. 


/ N PREPARING this work on Embalming, for the 
Profession, the chief object has been to make it plain 
and easily understood. With this object in view, we have 
prepared cuts, reproductions of photographs, taken during the 
various operations in embalming a body. In the production 
of these cuts great care has been used to illustrate almost every 
turn of the instrument, while lifting the various arteries and 
veins in common use by the Profession. 


The instructions accompanying each cut are in plain 
language, so as to be easily understood by everyone. The 
work also contains descriptions of the various and most suc¬ 
cessful ways of embalming the dead. 

The Author does not pretend to be a Professor, but one, 
who by years of actual experience, has learned how to success¬ 
fully embalm and preserve the dead. 

We would have you remember that the first and most 
important step toward successful embalming , is to use a good 
fluid. This need will be met by using Espy's Embalming 
Fluid, which is “Excelled by None " as a disinfectant and 
preservative. There is no fluid on the market that has with¬ 
stood such severe tests as Espy's Fluid. It can be used in 
the cavities, arteries or both. 

In conclusion, we wish to say that we hope to have met 
at least some of the requirements of the Profession of the 
United States. We believe that if the Funeral Director, no 
matter how inexperienced he may be, will follow the instruc¬ 
tions herein contained, he cannot fail doing his work correctly 
and obtaining the best results. 

Respectfully yours, 

THE ESPY FLUID CO. 




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Che Wanner in Ulbicb to Proceed. 

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7 7 IHEN you are called upon to take charge of 
all a dead body, first ascertain the cause of death 
and the condition of the body; by this you can 
decide how to proceed, for no person can make fixed 
rules by which one can be guided at all times. In 
ordinary cases, where there is no contagious disease, 
the following directions may help you: 

First wet your hands in the fluid, or anoint them 
with Espy’s Antiseptic Cream. If the case is a man, 
fill the rectum with cotton, and either draw the urine 
from the bladder with a No. 9 or a No. 12 Catheter 
or tie a string around the penis. (But if the case is 
a lady, have a very heavy diaper used.) Then lay 
the body on the board, always at an incline. 


The only way to properly embalm a body is to 
inject the entire vascular system. In some cases (in 
regard to which instructions will be found in the fol¬ 
lowing pages) it is necessary to inject the cavities. 

When you inject the whole vascular system, it is 
not necessary to use a bleacher, except in extremely 
bad cases. When you inject the cavities only, it is 
best to use a good bleacher, or the fluid diluted from 





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one-half to three fourths, with water (per instructions 
on the following pages.) 

Before dressing the body for the casket always 
sponge the face and hands with luke-warm water (ex¬ 
cept in dropsical cases.) 

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▼ ? 

Circulation of the Blood. 

▼ 

^HE impure blood collects in the right auricle of 
^ the heart, which contracts slightly and forces the 
blood through the tri-cuspid valve into the right ven¬ 
tricle. The right ventricle contracts and forces the 
blood past the semi-lunar valve into the pulmonary 
artery. The tri-cuspid valve is closed by blood getting 
between its flaps and the wall of the heart and thus 
prevents the blood from going back into the right 
auricle. The pulmonary artery divides, sending off a 
branch to each lung. In the capillaries of the air- 
cells of the lungs, the blood is purified, giving up its 
carbonic acid gas and organic impurities, and receiv¬ 
ing in return oxygen. 

The blood then returns to the heart through the 
four pulmonary veins and enters the left auricle, which 
contracts slightly and forces the blood through the bi¬ 
cuspid valve into the left ventricle. The left ventricle 




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contracts and forces the blood past the semi-lunar 
valves into the great aorta, the main trunk of the 
arterial system. The bi-cuspid valve closes like the 
tri-cuspid valve to prevent the blood from returning to 
the left auricle. The great aorta makes a bold curve, 
giving off branches to the head and arms, and then 
runs down the back of the chest, dividing and sub¬ 
dividing until it reaches every part of the body. The 
arteries at last end in the capillaries, where the blood 
is robbed of its oxygen and receives carbonic acid gas 
and organic impurities. It then returns through the 
veins, which unite and form the ascending and de¬ 
scending venae cavae that empty into the right auricle. 

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▼ ? 

Circulation of the Fluid in /Irterial Embalming, 

▼ 

II | HEN injecting embalming fluid into any of the 
four arteries given in the following pages, viz.: 
the radial, brachial, carotid or femoral; the fluid is 
forced up the artery (contrary to the course of the 
blood in life) to the aorta. Here, being prevented by 
the semi-lunar valves from entering the left side of 
the heart, it goes through the aorta and all its 
branches, until it reaches the capillaries. Passing 
through them it enters the venous system and returns 





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7 


to the right auricle through the ascending and de¬ 
scending venae cavae. It then passes down through 
the tri-cuspid valve into the right ventricle and out 
past the semi-lunar valve into the pulmonary artery; 
thence into the lungs. After permeating them, it re¬ 
turns to the left auricle, through the four pulmonary 
veins and then drops down into the left ventricle. 

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Hou> to Distinguish Arteries. Veins and Derves, 

▼ 

The arteries are of a light color, and when you 
take hold of them they feel like, and have the appear¬ 
ance of a piece of rubber tubing. You may sometimes 
find blood in the arteries; when this is the case they 
are of a dark color, like the veins, but they can be 
distinguished from the veins, for when you take hold 
of a vein it feels thin and flat. The veins are always 
of a dark color and from one to three of them accom¬ 
pany each artery. 

The nerves are always of a light color, and when 
you take hold of them they feel hard and round like 
a cord. The medium nerve crosses the brachial 
artery, about the middle of the arm, between the 
elbow and the shoulder. 



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TO RAISE THE RADIAL ARTERY. 

The radial artery is the artery in which the pulse can be felt 
in life; it lies along the valley of the thumb side of the fore-arm, 
from the wrist to the elbow. 

To raise this artery, take the scalpel and make an incision 
from three-quarters to one and a quarter inches long, just through 
the skin (as per cut). 









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9 





Now take the handle end of the scalpel, or aneurism needle, 
and work down through the fatty substance, to the deep fascia 
(as per cut). 







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ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



Next, take the sharp end of the fascia needle and puncture 
the deep fascia, at the lower end of the incision; then reverse the 
needle, enter the puncture, and run up under the deep fascia, 
with the groove of the needle up (as per cut). 







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11 



Then take the scalpel, lay its back in the groove of the fascia 
needle, and rip the deep fascia, the length of the incision (as 
per cut). 










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Take the aneurism needle or scalpel (as per cut), and work 
down through the fatty substance on both sides of the sheath con¬ 
taining the artery and vein. 









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13 



Now take the aneurism needle, raise the sheath containing 
the artery and vein, and place the forceps under the artery (as 
per cut). 









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of 


Now take the aneurism needle, and scratch along on the top 
the sheath, to open it (as per cut). 



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15 



Then take the aneurism needle, lift the artery from out the 
sheath, and let the sheath and vein drop (as per cut); now place 
the forceps under the artery. 






16 


ESPY’S EMBALMER. 



Now place the handle of the anuerism needle under the 
artery, and take out the forceps; then take the scalpel and nick 
the artery (as per cut). 




ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


17 



Next take two pieces of waxed thread, and place one at each 
end of the incision, under the artery; then take the small arterial 
tube and place it in the artery. Tie one hard knot and one bow 
knot behind the shoulder of the tube. Tie the other thread 
loosely around the artery (as per cut), until the fluid makes its 
appearance, while you are injecting the body; then tie it tightly. 




18 


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TO RAISE THE BRACHIAL ARTERY. 

To locate the brachial artery, trace the inner and under 
border of the biceps muscle, where you will always find the 
medium nerve, which crosses the brachial artery, about the center 
of the arm. The artery in the middle and lower third will follow 
the border of the muscle. 

There are two ways of holding the arm while raising the 
brachial artery. One way is to lay the arm on your lap, take the 
scalpel and make an incision, just through the skin, from one and 
a half to two and a half inches loner. 

The other way is as follows: If operating upon the right 
arm (as per cut) place the right hand, palm upward s, in your left 



ESPY’S EMBALMER. 


19 


arm-pit, holding it securely between your arm and body. Then 
take the scalpel and make an incision, as above. 

If you are left-handed and operating upon the left arm of the 
subject, place the left hand of the subject in you right arm-pit, 
holding it as the right arm. 



Now take the handle end of the scalpel or anuerism needle 
and work down through the fatty substance (as per cut). Under¬ 
lying this, you will find the deep fascia. 











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Next take the sharp end.of the fascia needle, and puncture the 
deep fascia at the lower end of the incision; reverse the needle 
and run it up under the deep fascia, with the groove of the needle 
up (as per cut). 









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21 



Take the scalpel, lay its back in the groove of the fascia needle 
and rip the deep fascia, the length of the incision (as per cut). 





Now take the handle of the aneurism needle or scalpel and 
work down through the fatty substance, to the artery. Then 
work on down, separating the artery from the muscle on the one 
side, and from the nerve on the other side (as per cut). 










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23 



Take the aneurism needle, raise the artery and two veins, 
(which are all enclosed in the sheath) and place the forceps under 
as per cut). 









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ESPY’S EMBALMER. 



Take the hook-end of the aneurism needle, scratch on top of 
the sheath that surrounds the artery and two veins, to open it, (as 
per cut). 




ESPY’S EMBALMER, 


25 



You will find the artery on top, the larger vein on the inner 
side and the smaller one underneath, the artery being of a lighter 
color than the veins, while the walls of the artery are thicker, re¬ 
sembling a piece of rubber tubing. 

Take the hook end of the aneurism needle, put it under the 
artery and let the veins and sheath drop (as per cut). Then 
place the forceps under the artery. 



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ESPY’S 


EM BALM ER 



Now take the handle end of the aneurism needle, place it 
under the artery, and pull the forceps out. Then take the scalpel 
and nick the artery (as per cut). 










ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


27 



Next take two pieces of waxed thread, and put one at each 
end of the incision, under the artery; take the arterial tube and 
place it in the artery. Tie one hard knot and one bow knot 
behind the shoulder of the tube. Tie the other thread loosely 
around the artery (as per cut) until the fluid makes its appear¬ 
ance, while you are injecting the body; then tie tightly. 










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ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



TO LOCATE AND RAISE THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY. 

PERPENDICULAR INCISION. 

Stand at the head of the subject, raise the chin, pull the skin 
up and with the fingers trace the valley just outside the wind¬ 
pipe. 

Use the scalpel and cut through the skin and thin sheet of 
muscle, known as the Platysma, commencing about one-half inch 
above the sternum or breast bone, and make the incision from 
two to two and one-half inches up, (as per cut). 

Underneath this will be found, on the outer side, the Sterno- 
mastoid muscle, and on the inner side the Thyroid gland. 













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29 



Now take the handle of the aneurism needle or scalpel and 
separate the Sternomastoid muscle from the Thyroid gland, which 
may be from one to one and one-half inches deep. Underneath 
these you will find the deep fascia, which may be split with the 
handle of the aneurism needle or scalpel (as per cut). 






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ESPY'S EM BALM ER. 



Hold the wound open and you may see the artery next the 
wind-pipe, and the vein on the outer side, both covered with a 
common sheath, which you can open by using the hook of the 
aneurism needle and tearing the sheath from off the artery, but 
not the vein. Then with the handle of the aneurism needle work 
down between the artery and the wind-pipe, and between the 
vein and artery, using care not to injure the vein. Now take the 
hook end of the aneurism needle and start in between the vein 
and the artery, pointing the hook towards the wind-pipe. Raise 
the artery gently and place the forceps under, (as per cut). 





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ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


31 



There is still another sheath covering the artery. Take the 
hook end of the aneurism needle, and scratch along on the top of 
the sheath to open it. Then lift the artery with the aneurism 
needle, let the sheath drop (as per cut) and place the forceps 
under the artery. 








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ESPY’S EM BALMER 



Now place the handle of the aneurism needle under the 
artery, and take the forceps out. Next take the scalpel and nick 
the artery (as per cut). 




ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


33 



Take two pieces of waxed thread and put them under the 
artery, one at each end of the incision. Now take the arterial 
tube and place it in the artery, pointing toward the heart. Then 
tie one hard knot and one bow knot around the artery and tube, 
behind the shoulder of the tube. Tie the other thread loosely 
around the artery (as per cut), until the fluid makes its appearance 
while you are injecting the body. Then tie it tightly. 







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ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



TO RAISE THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY. 

TRANSVERSE INCISION. 

Take the scalpel and make an incision along the center of the 
cavicle or collar-bone, beginning in the center, and making the 
incision from two to two and a half inches long, cutting through 
to the bone. Then dissect the skin upward. Now cut off the 
muscle which is attached to the cavicle (as per cut). The muscle 
will now draw up and not interfere. 







ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


35 



Take the hook end of the aneurism needle and tear the deep 
fascia which lies directly over the artery and vein. Then tear the 
sheath from off the artery which lies next the wind-pipe. With 
the handle end of the aneurism needle separate the artery from 
he wind-pipe and then from the vein, using care not to rupture 
the vein. Next pass the hook of the aneurism needle between 
the vein and the artery, pointing towards the wind-pipe. Raise 
the artery carefully and place the forceps under it (as per cut). 




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ESPY’S EM BALM ER 



Take the hook end of the aneurism needle and scratch along 
the top of the sheath that surrounds the artery, to open it. Raise 
the artery, let the sheath drop (as per cut) and place the forceps 
under the artery. 



ESPY’S EMBALMER. 


37 



Take the handle end of the aneurism needle, put it under the 
artery and draw the forceps out. Then take the scalpel and make 
an incision (as per cut). 





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Place the arterial tube in the artery, pointing toward the 
heart. Then take a piece of waxed thread and tie one hard and 
one bow knot behind the shoulder of the arterial tube. Take an¬ 
other piece of waxed thread and tie it loosely around the artery 
above the tube (as per cut). Keep it tied loosely until the fluid 
makes its appearance, while you are injecting the body. Then 
tie it tightly. 












ESPY’S EMBALMER. 


39 



TO LOCATE AND RAISE THE FEMORAL ARTERY. 

Upon raising the knee a little you will notice three valleys 
running down the limb, commencing where the limb is attached 
to the trunk. With the fingers trace the middle valley down from 
one and a half to two inches, from where the limb joins the trunk. 
Then begin the incision from that point, cutting downward from 
about two to two and a half inches, and from one to two inches 
deep (as per cut). Underlying this will be found the layer of 
deep fascia, which may be split with the point of the scalpel (using 
great care not to cut the vein or artery). Underneath this deep 
fascia there is a layer of fatty substance from one-eighth to one 
quarter of an inch thick, overlying the artery. 














40 


ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



Take the handle end of the aneurism needle and work down 
to the artery. With the hook end of the needle open the sheath 
on top of the artery. Next take the handle end of the needle and 
work it down between the artery and vein on both sides. Then 
take the hook end of the needle, raise the artery and place the 
forceps under it (as per cut). 











ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


41 



Take the hook end of the aneurism needle, open the sheath 
that covers the artery, and then raise the artery and let the sheath 
drop (as per cut). Then place the forceps under it. 















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ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



Take the aneurism needle, place it under the artery and take 
out the forceps. Then take the scalpel and make an incision (as 
per cut). 
















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43 



Take two pieces of waxed thread and put them under the 
artery, one at each end of the incision. Then place the arterial 
tube in the artery. Next tie one thread around the artery and 
tube in one hard and one bow knot, behind the shoulder of the 
tube. Tie the other thread in a loose knot around the artery (as 
per cut). When the fluid makes its appearance, while you are in¬ 
jecting the body, tie it tightly. 













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37 


TO LOCATE AND RAISE THE BASILIC VEIN. 


First trace the inner and under border of the biceps muscle 
of the left arm in the middle and upper third of the arm. Find 

the medium nerve, to the inner side of which you will find the 
basilic vein. Then take the scalpel and make an incision, just 
through the skin, from one and one-half to two and a half inches 
long (as per cut). 




ESPY’S EM BALM ER, 


45 



Take the handle end of the scalpel or aneurism needle and 
work down through the fatty substance to the deep fascia (as per 
cut). 












46 


ESPY’S EMBALMER. 



Take the sharp end of the fascia needle and puncture the 
deep fascia at the lower end of the incision. Next reverse the 
fascia needle, enter the puncture and run up under the deep fascia 
with the groove of the needle up (as per cut). 








ESPY’S EMBALMER. 


47 


40 


Take the scalpel and lay its back in the groove of the fascia 
needle; then rip the deep fascia the length of the incision (as per 
cut). 





48 


ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



Take the handle of the aneurism needle or scalpel and work 
down through the fatty substance to the vein. Then work on 
down between the vein and nerve on the outer side of the vein, 
and between the vein and muscle on the inner side (as per cut). 








ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


49 



Then take the aneurism needle, raise the vein and put the 
forceps under it (as per cut). 














50 ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



Take the hook end of the aneurism needle and scratch on the 
top of the sheath that surrounds the vein to open it. Now take 
the aneurism needle, raise the vein, let the sheath drop (as per 
cut) and put the forceps under the vein. 









ESPY’S EM BALM ER 


51 



Take the aneurism needle, place it under the vein and take 
the forceps out. Then take the scalpel and nick the vein (as per 
cut). 







52 


ESPY’S EMBALMER. 



Take two pieces of waxed thread and place them under the 
vein, one at each end of the incision. Then take the basilic vein 
tube and cover it with vaseline. Enter the vein and follow it up 
until you enter the right auricle of the heart. Then tie one hard 
knot and one bow knot around the vein and tube. Tie the other 
thread loosely around the vein (as per cut). When through draw¬ 
ing blood, withdraw the tube and tie both threads, tightly. 






ESPY’S EMBALMER. 


53 





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TO LOCATE AND RAISE THE FEMORAL VEIN. 

For this always use the right leg. Upon raising the knee 
ightly you will find three valleys; underlying the middle one 
and at the point where the leg joins the trunk, lie the femoral 
vein and artery, the vein being on the inner side. 

Take the scalpel and make an incision, commencing where 
the leg is attached to the trunk, and cutting downward. Follow 
this valley for about two to two and a half inches, and cut in care¬ 
fully to the deep fascia (as per cut). 














Take the handle end of the aneurism needle and split the 
deep fascia, being careful not to injure any of the branches of the 
artery or vein. Next separate the vein from the artery on the one 
side, and the vein from the muscle on the other. Take the hook 
end of the aneurism needle, raise the vein and place the forceps 
under it (as per cut). 




















ESPY’^ EM BALM ER. 


55 






Take the handle end of the aneurism needle and place it 
under the vein and draw out the forceps, d hen take the scalpel 
and make an incision in the vein (as per cut). 









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ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 



Take two pieces of waxed thread, and put them under the 
vein, one at each end of the incision. Now take the femoral vein 
tube, cover it with vaseline, and attach it to the aspirator; (the 
aspirator being in an empty bottle). Then enter the vein with 
the tube and follow it up into the right auricle. Tie one thread 
in one hard and one bow knot around the vein and tube. Tie 
the other thread tightly around the vein (as per cut). When 
through drawing blood, withdraw the tube and tie the first thread 
tightly. 








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57 



TAPPING THE RIGHT VENTRICLE OF THE HEART. 

Take a twelve-inch trocar and enter the abdominal cavity, 
two inches below the breast bone and one inch to the left, going 
straight in. Then point it upward and go toward the lobe of the 
right ear. Then puncture the diaphram and go on up and punc¬ 
ture the pericardium or heart sac. Now push in the rod to pro¬ 
tect the point until you strike the heart, and after you have fairly 
gotten on to the heart, pull the rod out a short distance, keeping 
the trocar pointed toward the lobe of the right ear. Now push 
the trocar into the heart a distance of from one to one and a half 
inches (as per cut No. 50). Then push the rod in, turn it around 
and draw it out. If there is blood on the end of it, you are all 
right; but if not, draw the trocar out of the heart and push the 
rod in again to protect the point, and feel around until you get 
fairly onto the heart, then pull out the rod a short distance and 
push in the trocar an inch and a half. Push in the rod, turn it 
around and draw it out. If no blood appears keep this up until 
you succeed. 













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ESPY’S EMBALMER. 



TAPPING THE RIGHT AURICLE OF THE HEART. 

Count the ribs downward, beginning at the first rib (always 
on the right side), but do not count the cavicle or collar-bone. 
The first rib is a very short one and lies almost directly beneath 
the cavicle or collar-bone. Count to the space between the third 
and fourth ribs, about one-half inch to the right of the sternum or 
breast-bone. 

Take the trocar and point it downward and to the left. After 
going through the chest wall, push the rod in to protect the point. 
Feel around until you have struck the heart, which will be some 
three or four inches on a line to the left and downward. Then 
pull out the rod and push the trocar into the heart from one to 
one and a quarter inches. Now push the rod in, turn it around 
and pull it out; if there is no blood on it, push the trocar in a 
little farther until you succeed in getting blood (as per cut No. 51). 






















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59 



DRAWING BLOOD FROM THE HEART AND DRAINING THE BODY. 

It is not always necessary to drain the body of blood, but 
when it is, it is very necessary, for there is no matter about the 
body that gives us as much trouble as the blood. There are four 
ways to do this. The one most preferable is by using the femoral 
vein. Lift it according to instructions and accompanying cuts, 
Nos. 46 to 50. Attach the drawing side of the pump to the aspi¬ 
rator. Always use the pump, for there is no bulb made strong 
enough to draw the blood, for when you are drawing it you are 
causing a vacuum. Sometimes you can get but very little blood 
on that account. Now, there is a way to overcome that difficulty, 
and that is to take another aspirator or injector and attach to one 
of the four arteries given, viz.: the radial, brachial, carotid or 
femoral. The two best are the radial and brachial arteries. At¬ 
tach the aspirator or injector to the arterial tube in the artery 
which you use; place the injector in a bottle full of fluid and at¬ 
tach the injecting side of the pump to the aspirator or injector. 
Then inject and aspirate at the same stroke of the pump (as per 
cut No. 52). This will inject into the arteries and through the 
capillaries into the veins, back of the blood, and will push the 
blood ahead of the fluid and fill the vacuum you are causing; or 
you can aspirate for a while, then inject, and alternately. You 
will have the best results by keeping this up, until the fluid ap- 















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pears through the femoral vein tube. When it appears, you will 
have nearly all the blood drawn. When you inject, you may use 
a bulb injector or a syringe. For ordinary injecting the bulb in¬ 
jector is as good as any; or you may draw the blood by using the 
basilic vein, the right ventricle, or the right auricle, in the same 
way as we use the femoral vein. It is always well to rub the 
head and face downward while drawing blood. Sometimes it is 
necessary to use cloths and hot water about the face and neck. 
If there is much coagulated blood, this will help very much. If 
the blood is coagulated so that you cannot draw any, inject a 
little hot salt water, which will dissolve the clots. Then aspirate 
and inject more salt water, and alternately until you have gotten 
a good flow of blood. 



TO INJECT THE BRAIN CAVITY. 

In some cases this method may be used: To inject the brain 
cavity, first draw the blood, by entering with the small trocar the 
inner center of the eye and work on back, pointing downward, 
until you strike the back of the skull and rupture the Winepress 








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61 


(as per cut). Then attach the aspirator to the trocar and draw 
the blood. Now inject from one to three gills of fluid. 

Use this method for alcoholism, paralysis, sunstroke, soften¬ 
ing of the brain and like diseases. 



TO INJECT THE THORACIO OR LUNG CAVITIES. 

BY ONE INCISION. 


Take a twelve-inch trocar and enter the abdominal cavity, 
half way between the breast-bone and navel, and one inch to the 
left, going straight in and just through into the abdominal cavity. 
If there should be any gases, allow them to pass off, per instruc¬ 
tions in another place. Then point the trocar toward the right 
shoulder and puncture the diaphram close up to the ribs. Next 
push it close up under the ribs (as per cut), using care not to rup¬ 
ture the lungs. Then inject Espy’s Embalming Fluid. Draw 
the trocar back to the abdominal cavity and then point it toward 
the left shoulder and proceed as on the right side. Then inject 
the fluid. 









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TO INJECT THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY THROUGH THE SAME INCISION. 

(AS CUT No. 54.) 

After you have injected the fluid, draw the trocar back into 
the abdominal cavity; point it downward (as per cut) and inject 
the fluid into each side of the abdominal cavity. 

If you wish to puncture the stomach through this incision, 
point the trocar toward the left and downward. If there are any 
gases, allow them to escape per instructions in another place. 
Then inject the fluid. 




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TO INJECT THE THORACIC OR LUNG CAVITIES. 

Count the ribs downward on the right side, commencing at 
the clavicle or collar bone, but do not count the clavicle or collar 
bone. Count down to the space between the fourth and fifth ribs, 
and down to the outer side of the nipple. (The first rib is a very 
short one and almost directly under the collar bone or clavicle.) 

Take the trocar and enter the cavity at the space between the 
fourth and fifth ribs and to the outer side of the nipple. Go just 
through into the cavity (as per cut), using care not to rupture 
the lungs. If there are any gases, allow them to escape, per 
instructions in another place. 

For the other side, count downward and proceed as on the 
right side. 


















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TO INJECT THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY. 

Take the trocar and make an incision just to one side of the 
navel (as per cut). If there are any gases, allow them to pass off 
per instructions in another place. 

It is best to make three incisions for this reason. When 
all three cavities are injected through one incision, the diaphragm 
is punctured and the fluid that is injected into the thoracic or 
lung cavities will flow down into the abdominal cavity (for the 
body ought always be at an incline). 






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TO SEW UP THE TROCAR INCISION. 

Take a surgeon’s needle and a piece of waxed thread and 
take a few stitches around the trocar, forming a draw-string. 
Draw it around the trocar and tie one knot (as per cut). Then 
draw out the trocar, draw the thread tightly and tie it. 









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TO INJECT THE STOMACH THROUGH THE NASAL PASSAGE. 

Take the nasal tube and if it has not the proper curvature 
warm it in hot water, or by a lighted match, gas jet or lamp. 
Then lay it on a flat surface and bend it to the proper curvature. 
After it has cooled pass it down through the nostril, and, to allow 
the fluid to pass down into the stomach, raise the chin to enlarge 
the aperture of the aesophagus or gullet and work the nasal tube 
down into the aesophagus (as per cut). Then inject from one-half 
to one pint of Espy’s Embalming Fluid. 










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TO INJECT THE LUNGS THROUGH THE NASAL PASSAGE. 

Take the nasal tube and if it is not the proper curvature 
warm it and bend it to the desired curvature (as per cut No. 59). 

Pass it down through the nostril, and allow the fluid to, 
pass through the windpipe, into the lungs, grasp the larynx or 
Adam’s Apple and pull it forward and upward to raise the 
epiglottis. Then point the nasal tube forward and toward that 
point, entering the windpipe (as per cut). Then inject Espy’s 
Embalming Fluid. 







ESPY’S EMBALMER. 


TO EMBALM A CONSUMPTIVE ARTERIALLY. 

Raise the brachial or radial artery and place tube in the 
artery, per instructions in another place. Now raise the arm 
above the body, and attach to the arterial tube, either the bulb 
injector or the syringe. Then take a bottle of fluid and place it 
on a stand higher than the body. Now place the bulb injector or 
syringe in the bottle (as per cut), and very slowly make one bulb 
injection just to start the fluid. Then allow the instrument to act 
as a syphon, the fluid going in by gravitation, and filling the 
whole vascular system. This will take a little longer, but will not 
rupture any of the arteries or veins in the lungs. Or you may" 
take a fountain bag, and attaching the tube of it to the arterial- 
tube, place the fluid in the bag, hang the bag above the body and 
allow the fluid to enter by gravitation. ( If at any time, while in- 











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jecting a body arterially, you should rupture any of the arteries or 
veins in the lungs, and the fluid should run out at the mouth, take 
a piece of absorbent cotton, and plug the throat. Then take about 
one tablespoonful of plaster of paris and mix it with water, making 
a solution of about the thickness of cream, and pour it on the cot¬ 
ton. It will soon harden and you can proceed with your injection. 


Letting off Gasses and Destroying the Odor. 

Take a piece of rubber tubing and the trocar and attach one 
end of the tubing to the trocar. Then take a bottle about one- 
third full of fluid and place the other end of the tubing in it. 
Next enter the cavity (as per cuts No. 54, 55, 56 and 57), and al¬ 
low the gases to pass off through the fluid. 

If the stomach and intestines should be distended with gases, 
make a puncture per instructions elsewhere given, and allow the 
gases to pass off through the fluid, which will destroy all odor. 


To Puncture the Intestines and Let off the Gases. 

▼ 

Take the trocar and enter the abdominal cavity (as per cut 
No. 57)' Take hold of the trocar with your right hand, and 
gather up the intestines with your left hand and puncture on the 
right side. Take the left side in the same way. Then point the 
trocar upward and toward the left side, and you may puncture 
the stomach, allowing the gases to pass off, per instructions given 
in another place. 







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Co Empty the Stomach. 

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▼ 

Turn the body on the right side, while laying level on the 
board. With the left hand hold the head in position, but do not 
let it get below the level of the body, for if that is done, the 
blood will rush to the head and do more damage than good. 
Then place the right knee in the space just below the ribs on the 
upper and inner left side, and the right hand on the outer left 
side. Press with the knee and pull forward with the right hand. 
This will cause the contents of the stomach to run out at the 
mouth. Then inject some fluid, through the nasal tube, into the 
stomach. 


Co thoroughly Embalm a Body. 

▼ 

There is only one way to properly embalm a body, and that 
is as follows : First draw the blood by instructions given else¬ 
where. Should there be any gases in any of the cavities, allow 
them to escape, (per instructions in another place). If there 
should be any gases in the stomach or intestines, make a puncture 
with the trocar (per instructions). If not successful in punc¬ 
turing the stomach : and intestines with the trocar, the last resort 
is to take the scalpel and make an incision, on the left side of the 
navel, into the abdominal cavity. Then take the scalpel and 
puncture the intestines and stomach. After having done that 
take a sponge and wash the edges of the incision with the fluid. 
This will tend to close up any arteries or veins you have severed. 
Then sew the incision up tightly. 

This being done, inject the arterial and venous systems, with 
Espy’s Embalming Fluid, through any of the arteries mentioned, 
always exercising care not to inject the fluid too rapidly, for in so 
doing, there is great danger of flushing the face, especially if the 
blood has not all been drawn. The arteries of an adult usually 









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require about two quarts of fluid. If it is certain that circulation 
is complete it is not always necessary to inject the cavities, 
but in order to be on the safe side, always inject some fluid 
into the cavities. It can do no harm, and may do a great deal 
of good, especially in cases where the disease was in the cavity. 

It is sometimes necessary, in very bad cases, to inject a body 
the second time ; but this is seldom the case where Espy’s Em¬ 
balming Fluid has been used. After having finished embalming 
a body, always sew up the incision neatly. 


To Close the Eves. 

▼ 

Take a tooth-pick or small sliver, and put a very small bit of 
cotton on the point of it. Lift the upper lid and place the cotton 
on the eye-ball; bring the lid down to its place and withdraw the 
toothpick, leaving the cotton. Hold the lid down and it will then 
stay. If necessary, bring up the lower lid first, in the same way. 

A piece of newspaper, or soft piece of cotton cloth will an¬ 
swer the purpose, instead of the cotton ; or, by washing the eye¬ 
ball off, with the fluid, and pulling the lid down, the eye will re¬ 
main closed. 


To Close the IDouth. 

Take a small piece of cloth and wipe the teeth and gums. 
Then take about one tablespoonful of plaster of paris and mix it 
with water, making a solution about the thickness of cream and 
pour it into the mouth, allowing the solution to run around the 
teeth and gums. It will soon harden and keep the mouth closed. 







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Hou> to Bleach (When Becessary.) 

Take a small, flat camel’s hair brush (about an inch and a 
half wide), and paint the face, ears, neck, hands and all exposed 
skin with bleacher or diluted fluid. Then place cotton lintine or 
cloths dampened with the bleacher or diluted fluid on the face and 
neck, but not on the hands, unless they are very dark. After the 
animal heat has left the body, it will not be necessary to paint or 
change the cloths oftener than once in twelve hours. 


Contagious Diseases. 



The first thing to do in case of a contagious disease is for the 
'embalmer disinfect himself, by spraying or sprinkling his clothing 
hair and beard with Espy's Sure Disinfectant (which is non-pois- 
onous). Then wet the hands in the disinfectant or embalming 
fluid. 

Use at least ten per cent, of the disinfectant or fluid, in the 
water used to wash the body. After having washed the body, 
sponge it thoroughly with either the disinfectant or fluid ; also 
spray the hair and beard. Dip some cotton in the disinfectant or 
fluid and fill the rectum with it. If the subject is a lady, take a 
large bunch of cotton dipped in the fluid or disinfectant and place 
it close up against the valva, inside the diaper. Now lay the body 
on the board at an incline. In these cases always inject the 
whole vascular system. If a full circulation is not assured inject 
the cavities also. By following these directions, there will be no 
danger of contagion from the body. 

There will be no danger in holding a public funeral, at a 
church or at the house, provided it has been thoroughly fumi¬ 
gated. The best way to fumigate is to take Espy’s Sure Disin¬ 
fectant, which is odorless and harmless to the person using it. 
Put it full strength into some old vessel, place it on a stove and 












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let it boil, allowing the steam to penetrate the house or room 
thoroughly. Have the house or room closed as tightly as possi¬ 
ble. Keeping a sponge wet with the disinfectant, suspended in a 
sick room will prevent the spread of the disease. Use it also in 
the vessels that are used about the sick person. 


Cancer Cases. 

*?/• 

▼ 

Clean out the cancer, getting all of the corrupt matter out, 
down to the sound flesh. Then wash it well with the fluid. This 
will close (to a certain extent), the ends of the arteries and veins. 
Sprinkle the sore lightly with dry plaster of paris. Now add a 
thick solution of plaster of paris (which is made by dissolving the 
plaster of paris in water), until you have the cavity filled. If the 
cancer is on the face or any exposed part of the body, build it up 
a little higher and let it harden. Now take the scalpel or a sharp 
knife, and shave it down to where wanted. Next take some 
fine sand-paper and smooth it. Then color it a flesh tint and coat 
it with white shellac, cut in alcohol, giving it several coats until it 
forms a skin ; when dry, rub it with vaseline until it appears like 
the natural skin. This can be done so that the subject will look 
very natural. After this, inject both the arteries and cavities. 


/I Dropsical Case. 

In a dropsical case, draw the water from the cavity (or cavi¬ 
ties), by using the aspirator. Then tap the legs at the ankles, 
and wrap them with strips of muslin or a rubber bandage, com¬ 
mencing at the hips and wrapping down to the ankle. Next wrap 
the feet, commencing at the toes and wrapping up to the ankles. 
Tap the body on each side (down close to the board), at the hips, 









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just where the wrapping was commenced. Now wrap the 
body, commencing above the water, and wrap down to the places 
tapped. If there is any bloat or water about the hands and arms, 
tap on the back of the arm at the shoulder joint. Then com¬ 
mence at the tips of the fingers and wrap up to the shoulder. 
Draw the arms at the elbows well up onto the body. Always 
have the body on a rubber blanket, and at an incline. Always 
inject the arterial system, together with the cavities. Sometimes 
it is necessary to inject the body two or three times at about 
twelve hour intervals. In such cases always leave the arterial 
tube in the artery until the last injecton. Do not rub the face or 
hands, as there is danger of the skin slipping. By following these 
instructions no trouble should be experienced. 


Hoid fo Take Care of a Floater. 



If you have a very bad case of this kind, the best way to take 
care of it is to bury it. If it has not been in the water very long, 
and it is desired to keep it for a few days or ship it, follow the 
directions below. 

When the body is taken out of the water, lay it face down¬ 
ward on a barrel, and roll it and get all the water out possible. 
Use the femoral vein tube in the femoral vein, in connection 
with the brachial or radial artery, per instructions given else¬ 
where. Eject (or aspirate), and inject alternately (per instruc¬ 
tions with cut No. 52), until the embalming fluid makes its ap¬ 
pearance. Always keep the body at an incline. Rub the face 
and neck downward and use the hot water applications, if neces¬ 
sary. Also empty the cavities of water and then inject them with 
fluid. In these cases it is sometimes necessary to inject the body 
two or three times at about twelve hour intervals ; but in cases 
where the tissues are broken down, all that can be done is to inject 
the cavities with a very strong fluid, to arrest decomposition for 
a short time. Espy’s Quadruple Strength will do this. 








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To Embalm Cases lUbcrc Death mas Caused by Diseases 
of the Abdominal Cavity (Such as Peritonitis, 
Child-Birth,Inflammation of the Bomels,$c.) 

▼ 

First let off the gases, by instructions in previous chapters. 
Then attach the aspirator to the trocar and place it in an empty 
bottle. Next attach the drawing side of the pump to the aspirator 
and then aspirate all the matter that you can get. If the matter 
is too thick to be drawn through the trocar, insert another trocar 
into the abdominal cavity. Both trocars should be just below the 
navel, one on each side. Now attach another aspirator or in¬ 
jector to the trocar last inserted, and place it in a bottle full of 
fluid. Next attach the injecting side of the pump to this aspirator 
or injector. Then begin to pump, which injects fluid and aspirates 
or draws matter at the same time (as per cut No. 52); the fluid 
thinning the matter. Or you may inject and aspirate alternately, 
until you have washed all the matter from the cavity. Now fill 
the cavity with fluid and then remove the trocars, closing the in¬ 
cisions with drawstrings, as per instructions elsewhere. 

Another way to treat cases of this kind is to make an incision 
below the navel, about three inches long. Next take a sponge 
and wash all the matter out of the cavity. Fill the cavity with 
fluid and sew up the incision. It is always best to draw the blood 
in these cases, for the blood gives us more trouble than any other 
matter of the body. In these cases, always inject the whole vas¬ 
cular system. In bad cases leave the arterial tube in the artery 
until after you have injected the last time, placing a closed-end 
thimble over same to prevent leakage. In about eighteen hours 
inject more fluid. 


Double Pneumonia. 

First wash all the corruption from both lung cavities, by 
using two trocars, an aspirator’s pump and injector, per instruc¬ 
tions given for cleansing the abdominal cavity ; cleansing first one 
lung and then the other. Now fill both the cavities with the fluid. 
In These cases always inject the arterial system, together with the 
lung cavities ; but do not use too much fluid at the first injection. 
Leave the arterial tube in the artery, and in from eight to twelve 
hours go back and inject the body again. 







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ESPY’S NEW CABINET GRIP.-SHOWING FLAPS CLOSED 




















ESPY’S EM BALM ER. 


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ESPY’S NEW CABINET GRIP, OPEN. PRICE, $10.00. 



ESPYS NEW CABINET GRIP WITH BOTTLES. PRICE, $11.00 




















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Espy’s New Cabinet Grip, No. 15. Price, $15.00. 

CONTAINING: 


1 Syringe.$ 2 00 

2 Arterial Tubes. 50 

1 Trocar. 1 50 

1 Scalpel. 75 

1 Aneurism Needle. 75 

1 pair Forceps. 75 

1 pair Scissors. 75 

1 Hard Rubber Nasal Tube. 75 

1 Flexible Catheter . 25 

1 Closed-end Thimble. 05 

1 Fascia Needle. 25 

3 Surgeons’ Needles. 15 

4 Empty Quart Bottles and Stoppers. 1 00 

1 Cabinet Grip. 10 00 


























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Espy’s New Cabinet Grip, No. 20. Price, $20.00. 


CONTAINING: 

i Hard Rubber Pump.$ 4 00 

1 Aspirator. 1 00 

3 Arterial Tubes.. 75 

2 Trocars. 3 00 

1 Scalpel. 75 

1 Aneurism Needle. 75 

1 pair Forceps. 75 

1 pair Scissors. 75 

1 Hard Rubber Nasal Tube. 75 

1 Flexible Catheter.'. 25 

1 Closed-end Thimble. 05 

1 Fascia Needle. 25 

3 Surgeons’ Needles. 15 

1 Spool Linen Thread and Wax. 10 

1 Sponge and Rubber Bag. 35 

4 Empty Quart Bottles and Stoppers. 1 00 

1 Cabinet Grip. 10 00 

























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Espy’s New Cabinet Grip, No. 2 iy 2 . Price, $22.50. 

CONTAINING : 


1 Hard Rubber Pump.$ 4 00 

2 Aspirators. 2 00 

3 Arterial Tubes. 75 

2 Trocars. 3 00 

1 Scalpel. 75 

1 Aneurism Needle. 75 

1 pair Forceps. 75 

1 pair Scissors. 75 

1 Hard Rubber Nasal Tube. 75 

1 Flexible Catheter. 25 

1 Femoral Vein Tube. 2 50 

1 Closed-end Thimble. 05 

1 Fascia Needle. 25 

3 Surgeons’ Needles. 15 

1 Spool Linen Thread and Wax. 10 

1 Sponge and Rubber Bag. 35 

4 Empty Quart Bottles and Stoppers. 1 00 

1 Cabinet Grip. 10 00 






























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Espy’s New Cabinet Grip, No. 25. Priced $25.00. 

CONTAINING: 


1 Hard Rubber Pump.$ 4 00 

2 Aspirators. 2 00 

3 Arterial Tubes. 75 

2 Trocars. 3 00 

1 Scalpel. 75 

1 Aneurism Needle. 75 

1 pair Forceps. 75 

1 pair Scissors. 75 

2 Nasal Tubes. 1 50 

2 Catheters. 50 

2 Closed-end Thimbles. 10 

1 Fascia Needle. 25 

3 Surgeon’s Needles. 15 

1 Spool of Thread and Wax. 10 

1 Safety or Handle Razor. 2 00 

1 Razor Strop. 50 

1 Shaving Brush. 25 

1 Comb.. ' 10 

1 Hair Brush. 25 

1 Stick of Shaving Soap. 25 

1 Nail Brush. 25 

1 Rubber Bag and Sponge. 35 

4 Empty Quart Bottles and Stoppers. 1 00 

1 Cabinet Grip.. 10 00 






































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Espy’s New Cabinet Grip, No. 28^. Price, $28.50. 

CONTAINING : 


1 Hard Rubber Pump. 

2 Aspirators. 

3 Arterial Tubes. 

2 Trocars. 

1 Dropsical Trocar. 

1 Scalpel. 

1 Anuerism Needle. 

1 pair Forceps. 

1 pair Scissors. 

2 Nasal Tubes... 

2 Catheters. . 

2 Closed-end Thimbles. 

1 Fascia Needle. 

3 Surgeons’ Needles. 

1 Spool of Thread and Wax. 

1 Safety or Handle Razor. 

1 Razor Strop. 

1 Shaving Brush. 

1 Comb. 

1 Hair Brush. ’’’’’’ _ 

1 Stick of Shaving Soap. 

1 Nail Brush. 

1 Rubber Bag and Sponge. 

1 Femoral Vein Tube 

■4 Empty Quart Bottles and Stoppers 

1 Cabinet Grip. 


$ 4 00 
2 00 
75 
3 00 
2 00 
75 
75 
75 
75 

1 50 
50 
10 
25 
15 
10 

2 00 
50 
25 
10 
25 
25 
25 
35 

2 50 
1 00 
10 00 










































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E$py*$ Hew Cabinet Grip. 


This is the most complete Embalmers’ Grip, for the price, 
that is on the market today. 

It has the round frame, which adds to its beauty as well as to 
its capacity. It is also provided with inside flaps or covers, which 
protect the instruments from dampness and which are fastened 
to the outer edge of the frame, so as to open out instead of in, 
thereby giving the embalmer access to the inside of the Grip 
without interference. These flaps or covers are provided with 
loops for the longer instruments (as the Trocars and Catheters), 
so that they may be placed in position or withdrawn without the 
usual obstruction that is met with in the old style grips. 

Our Grip is designed to carry four quart bottles and is pro¬ 
vided with sufficient loops to carry all the instruments that would 
be required by the most expert embalmer. It presents a very neat 
appearance and is very compact, every inch of space being utilized. 
The workmanship is of the best, as well as the material used in 
its construction. 

If you contemplate buying a Grip, you will regret it if you 
make your purchase before seeing and examining ours. 

STEEL TROCARS.— Just a word about our Steel Trocars. It 
is quite natural for us to think that we have the best; but we will 
not say anything about that, and let you decide for yourself. All 
we ask is for you to give them a trial. We have them in all sizes 
made of solid drawn steel, highly tempered. We guarantee them 
tO be Of SUPERIOR QUALITY. 

HARD RUBBER TROCARS. —You will kindly pardon us for 
saying a word about our Hard Rubber Trocars. The points are 
made of highly tempered steel, heavily nickel plated. The rubber 
is vulcanized on the point in such a manner as to make it impos¬ 
sible to break them where the rubber joins the steel. The steel 
rod on the inside is coated with hard rubber, to make it proof 
against corroding. By this we overcome the difficulty that is to 
be contended with in using the steel rod, which so often corrodes 
and sticks to the point. 







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OUR HARD RUBBER DROPSICAL TROCAR supplies a long-felt 
want. It is made of hard rubber, as described above, and is 
provided with a diamond-shaped point, the three sides of which 
are milled out in such a way as to admit the water from the point 
of the trocar. Thus you are enabled to draw all the water from 
the body; while in the old style trocar the holes or slots are an 
inch or two up from the point, and you cannot draw the water 
after you get down to the top of the holes or slots. ‘ ‘A word to 
the wise is sufficient.” In ordering please mention number and 
prices. 

MANUFACTURED BY 

THE ESPY ELUID CO., Springfield, o. 


Espy’s Rubber Pillows. 

Designed to take the place of the old style, hard head rest. 
Can be used on any cooling-board. Made in two sizes. 



LARGE SIZE. Price, $2.50. MEDIUM. Price, $2.00. 

MANUFACTURED BY 

THE ESPY FLUID CO., springfield, o. 












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Espy’s Dcu> Hard Rubber Pump Aspirator and Injector. 


Espy’s New Hard Rubber Pump is made by skilled workmen 
and of the very best rubber. It possesses all the requirements 
of a first-class embalmer’s pump. 

The Valves are very sensitive, as well as strong and dur¬ 
able, and are much superior to the old style valve. The least 
movement of the piston brings the pump into action at once, and 
it works smoothly from one end of the cylinder to the other. 
There is no lost motion with which to contend, as the valves are 
self-acting. 

The Suckers on the piston rod are the new, improved ones, 
packed with a material that retains the oil and keeps them soft and 
pliable for an indefinite length of time. 

Our Tubing is of the very best that can be made. It is pro¬ 
vided with the rolled ends, which make it neat and attractive in 
appearance. It is strong and durable, easy to connect with the 
arterial tube or trocar, and when connected is air-tight and will 
not leak. 

I he Rolled-end Tubing costs us considerably more than the 
ordinary kind, but it is our highest ambition to give our customers 
the best that can be produced, regardless of cost. 

The Espy Pump is a combined aspirator or injector. It can 
be used either to inject or aspirate, or you can inject and aspirate 
at the same time, as occasion may require. Directions accompany 
each Pump, fully explaining how to aspirate. Cut and prices will 
be found on another page. 


MANUFACTURED BY 

THE ESPY FLUID CO., Springfield, o. 





COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ACCOMPANYING EACH. 


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The Above Cut Shows the Pump in Position for Injecting 

and Ejecting. 

DRAINING TUBES. 

For drawing the blood from the body through the Basilic and 
Femoral veins. Made of silk and coated with rubber. 


Basilic vein tube, 24 inches long, each.$1 25 

Femoral vein tube, 36 inches long, each. 2 50 

The latest improved Safety Razor, each. 2 00 

A good Handle Razor, each.. 2 00 

SURGEONS’ NEEDLES. 

Each, 5c, or 25 cents per half dozen. 


MANUFACTURED BY AND FOR 

THE ESPY FLUID 'CO., Springfield, o. 

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ESPY’S HARD RUBBER ADJUSTABLE CHIN SUPPORT, 

Our new Hard Rubber Chin Support is an article that will be 
appreciated by the up-to-date embalmer. It is made of the best 
hard rubber and in a neat, substantial manner. It can be 


adjusted to any desired length. It will not corrode and is always 
clean and presentable. Made in two sizes. 

No. 35. Price, each. 4 oc 

No. 36. Price, each. 4 oc 

The two for. 75 c 

ESPY’S BULB SYRINGE. 

With Hard Rubber Fittings and the best of Tubing, complete. 
No. 52. Price .$ 2 00 


If you are needing anything in our line, send us your order 
and it will receive our prompt attention. 

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Price List of Instruments Manufactured by the 

Espy Fluid Co. 


Espy’s New Cabinet Grip. No. 10, empty.$10 00 

Espy’s New Cabinet Grip, No. 11. with bottles . 11 00 


Espy's New Cabinet Grip, No. 15, with instruments (as per cut). 15 00 
Espy’s New Cabinet Grip, No. 20, with instruments ias per cut), 20 00 
Espy’s New Cabinet Grip. No. 22(4, with instruments (as per cut), 22 50 
Espy’s New Cabinet Grip. No. 25, with instruments (as per cut), 25 00 
Espy’s New Cabinet Grip. No. 28(4. with instruments (as per cut), 28 50 


See cuts of Grips and Instruments elsewhere. 

No. 1. Espy’s Hard Rubber Pump. 4 00 

No. 52. Bulb Syringe, with Hard Rubber Fittings. 2 00 

No. 43. Aspirator. 1 00 

No. 45, 46, 47, 48, Arterial Tubes, each. 25 

No. 31. 5-inch Steel Trocar . 75 

No. 32. 7(4-inch Steel Trocar. 100 

No. 33. 10-inch Steel Trocar.. 1 50 

No. 34. 12-inch Steel Trocar. 1 50 

No. 26. 10-inch Hard Rubber Trocar. 1 50 

No. 27. 12-inch Hard Rubber Trocar. 1 50 

No. 29. 12-inch Hard Rubber Dropsical Trocar. 2 00 

No. 37. Scalpel. 75 

No. 38. Aneurism Needle. 75 

No. 39. Forceps. 75 

No. 40. Scissors. 75 

No. 41. Nasal Tube (large size). 75 

No. 42. Nasal Tube (small size). 75 

No. 9. Catheter. 25 

No. 12. Catheter. 25 

No. 44. Fascia Needle. 25 

No. 49. Closed-end Soft Rubber Thimble. 05 

No. 24. Basilic Vein Tube. 1 25 

No. 23. Femoral Vein Tube. 2 50 

No. 51. Hard Rubber Cut-off. 25 

No. 50. Graduating Hard Rubber Cut-off. 25 

No. 35. Adjustable Hard Rubber Chin Support (small size). 40 

No. 36. Adjustable Hard Rubber Chin Support (large size) . 40 

Espy’s Quart Bottle with Stopper. 25 

New Style Rolled-end Tubing, 12 inches long. 15 

New Style Rolled-end Tubing, 28 inches long. 25 

New Style Rolled-end Tubing, 40 inches long. 35 

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Price List of Espy’s Embalming Fluid. 

i, 2, 3 and 5 gallons, in jugs, per gallon...$ 2 25 

5 gallons in kegs, per gallon. 2 15 

10 gallons in kegs, per gallon. 2 00 

20 gallons in kegs, per gallon. 1 85 

25 gallons in kegs, per gallon. 1 75 

Barrels, containing 48-52 gallons, per gallon. 1 65 

ESPY’S QUADRUPLE STRENGTH.—For Cavities. 

Per gallon. $ 3 00 

ESPY’S POSITIVE BLEACHER. 

Pint bottles, per dozen.$ 3 00 

5 gallons, per gallon. 1 00 

ESPY’S SURE DISINFECTANT. 

Quart bottles, per dozen.$ 6 00 

5 gallons, per gallon. 1 00 

10 gallons, per gallon. 75 

Barrels, per gallon. 60 


ALL COM POUNDED AND GUARANTEED BY 

THE ESPY FLUID CO., Springfield, o. 


TERITS .—All instruments, net 30 days. Fluid, 5 per cent, 
off 30 days, or net 90 days. Freight on all packages of 10 gallons 
and upward, to Missouri River. 























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Price List of Repairs for Espy’s Hard Rubber Pump. 


No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4. 
No. 5. 
No. 6. 
No. 7. 
No. 8. 
No. 16. 
No. 17. 
No. 13. 
No. 14. 


Barrel. 

Cap. 

Piston Rod. 

Inner Shoulder on Piston. 

Outer Shoulder on Piston. 

Leather Suckers, with packing, per pair 

Valve Box with thread on. 

Valve hox without thread on. 

Inner end of Valve Box. 

Outer end of Valve Box. 

Valve. 


$ 1 00 
75 
75 
10 
10 
30 
25 
25 
25 
25 
05 


When ordering repairs please mention the number and price. 


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INDEX. 


PAGE. 

Arteries, Veins and Nerves—How to distinguish. 7 

Auricle of the Heart—Tapping the right. 58 

Abdominal Cavity—How to inject the. 64 

Abdominal Cavity—How to inject. 62 

Brachial Artery—How to raise the. 18-27 

Basilic Vein—How to locate and raise the.44-52 

Bleach—How to (when necessary). 72 

Brain Cavity—How to inject the. . 60 

Circulation of the Blood. 5 

Circulation of the Fluid in arterial embalming. 6 

Carotid Artery, common—How to locate and raise ; per¬ 
pendicular incision. 28-33 

Carotid Artery, common—How to raise; transverse incision 34-38 

Cancer Cases. 73 

Consumptive—How to embalm; arterially. 68 

Dropsical Cases. 73 

Double Pneumonia Cases. 75 

Draining Tubes, Catheters, Steel and Hard Rubber Trocars 85 

Draining Tubes. 88 

Eyes—How to close the. 71 

Espy’s New Cabinet Grip. 76-83 

Espy’s Rubber Pillows. 84 

Espy’s New Hard Rubber Pump. 86-87 

Espy’s Hard Rubber Chin Support. 89 

Espy’s Bulb Syringe. 89 

Floater—How to take care of a. 74 

Femoral Artery—How to locate and raise the. 39-43 

Femoral Vein—How to locate and raise the. 53-56 

Femoral Vein—Drawing blood from. 56 

Gases—How to let off, and destroy the odor. 69 

General Instruction. 4 

General Price List. 91 


































IN DEX- Continued. 


PAGE. 

Heart—Drawing blood from, and draining the body. 59-60 

How to thoroughly embalm a body. 70 

Intestines—How to puncture, and let off gases. 69 

Lungs—How to inject through the nasal passage. 67 

Mouth—How to close the. 71 

Price List of Espy’s Embalming Fluid. 92 

Price List of Repairs for Espy’s H. R. Pump. 93 

Razors. 88 

Radial Artery—How to raise the. 8-17 

Special Cases—How to treat (such as Peritonitis, Child 

Birth, Inflammation of the Bowels, etc.). 75 

Surgeon’s Needles. 88 

Small Instruments. 90 

Stomach—How to empty the. 70 

Stomach—How to inject through the nasal passage. 66 

Thoraci or Lung Cavity—How to inject; by one incision. . 61 

Thoraci or Lung Cavities—How to inject; by two incisions. 63 

Trocar Incision—How to sew up the. 65 

Ventricle of the Heart—Tapping the right. 57 


































































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